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From February 2005 QST © ARRL

PRODUCT REVIEW

Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR

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Reviewed by Dan Henderson, N1ND

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Ready to replace the old handheld

transceiver with one of the dual-band

models? If so you’ll want to check out

the latest offering from Vertex Standard,

the Yaesu FT-60R. This lightweight (13

ounce) transceiver packs good “bang for

the buck” with many extra features that

will appeal to most Amateur Radio op-

erators.

The Yaesu FT-60R claims a 5 W punch

on the 144 and 430 MHz amateur bands,

though the model tested at ARRL fell a

bit short on 430 MHz. (The ARRL Lab

measurement was 4.3 W on that band

measured both on batteries and with an

external dc supply. Yaesu indicates that

this just requires a simple dealer adjust-

ment and is not typical.) With three nomi-

nal power levels (5, 2 and 0.5 W) the

amateur providing communications for a

public service event or emergency re-

sponse should be able to use this radio

for a normal operating shift and be able

to get the message through.

I find the smaller readouts on some

radios a bit hard to read. I was pleasantly

surprised that the FT-60R provided a clear

and concise display on the radio, and an

easy to read and follow operating manual.

This made programming relatively

simple. As with so many of today’s prod-

ucts, the wide array of programmable

options included with the radio requires

you to refer to the manual for general set-

up. This manual was very user friendly,

with simple step-by-step instructions for

each process.

Making it Play

Since the whole purpose of a radio is

to use it, I am a firm believer in being

able to get on the air with the product as

easily as possible. The FT-60R did not

disappoint in this area. The

ON/OFF/VOL-

UME

knob is the smaller of the two knobs

on top of the radio. Once a charged bat-

tery back is attached to the rig and an

antenna is attached, you simply turn the

knob clockwise and you are set to receive.

Yaesu FT-60R Dual-band Handheld

Transceiver

The larger knob on the top allows you to

adjust the frequency up and down. The

squelch adjustment is a ring knob at the

bottom of the larger knob. I found this to

be preferable to several comparable ra-

dios that have the squelch adjustment as

a digital control, making it necessary to

program in the squelch level.

Now that the radio is on, there are sev-

eral ways to select a frequency. For the

beginner, you may simply use the key-

pad on the front panel and punch in the

desired frequency. If your choice is a

common repeater output frequency, say

145.45 MHz simply key in 145450 and

the FT-60R will automatically select the

appropriate repeater offset for the fre-

quency selected. The same is true for

standard repeater splits on the 430 MHz

band. Don’t fret—the FT-60R will also

automatically set itself to simplex when

a standard simplex frequency is selected.

Once the frequency is selected (and un-

less there is tone access required for your

selected repeater), you are ready to get

on the air.

After the initial set-up you will

quickly learn that the

F/W key, which is

key

D—the very last key on the keypad,

will allow access to the secondary func-

tions for the rest of the keypad. Once the

secondary function is selected, the large

knob on the top (used to change the fre-

quency in its primary mode) allows you

to select the desired variable for the se-

lected secondary function. Remembering

this combination makes programming the

secondary functions easy.

For example, if you wish to operate

the radio on a 146.91 MHz repeater that

uses a 91.5 Hz CTCSS tone—first key in

the frequency. The radio will go to that

frequency and show the standard offset

(–600 kHz). Now, to set the access tone,

press the F/W key, then press the 1 but-

ton (indicating that you are selecting the

continuous tone-controlled squelch sys-

tem (CTCSS) or digitally coded squelch

(DCS) function). The main display will

change to show which type is currently

in memory or

OFF, as the case may be.

Simply turn the large knob on top until

the display shows

TONE, the press the

F/W button again, and you will have

turned on the CTCSS function. Now to

choose the proper CTCSS tone, press the

F/W button again, then press the 2 but-

ton. You can then turn the selection knob

on top until you find the proper CTCSS

tone. A final push of the

F/W button once

the display reads 91.5 and the FT-60R

will be ready transmit the CTCSS tone

of 91.5 when transmitting on the fre-

quency selected. It sounds more compli-

cated than it is, but with the well written

operating manual as your guide you will

quickly be able to use the wide variety of

features provided.

Once you begin using any handheld

transceiver the variety of extra features—

the bells and whistles—distinguish one

model from its competition. The FT-60R

offers an attractive package of extras that

will appeal to a wide range of interests.

I especially enjoyed the broad coverage

receiver capability of the radio. It is

capable of receiving the 108-137 MHz

aircraft band, both in AM and FM. It then

continues its coverage to 137 to 520 MHz,

and 700 to 999.990 MHz, FM only, less

the cellular frequencies.

Memories to Burn

Your desired receiving frequencies can

readily be programmed into the large

This new dual-band handheld

transceiver offers a lot in a rugged,

compact, easy to use package.

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